Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1887-10-20
MEADE CENTER.
Meade County,-Her Rich Productive
Soil, Numerous Artisan Wells,
Salt Wells, Etc.

And judging from the actual facts as tC
to their county ana city, surely they are te
have q Wichita No. 2, for instance. tc
: commence on we Will take their location
Almost 100 miles from any town which /:
calculated to hinder her growth and pros
perity, surrounded by thousands of acre O!
rich, productive soil upon which the farm
ers grow the finest wheat corn, oats, rye,
potatoes, and In fact, all kinds Of produce
raised by any people OF the whole south
west. Furthermore to think OF the thous
ards Of acres Of cane she Is to grow In the
next ten years which will be manufsctur-
ed into sugar right at home giving employ
ment TO hundreds OF laoorers which mean:
city, for everybody knows when our PEG
pie Of the dear old state OF Kansas get
sugar mills In operation all through the
different counties in the state, tbs then that
each and every inhabitant maybe well
doer. Ard It's then that we will see better
times than ever before. when each and
every farmer may grow his forty to fifty
acres of sugar cane and realize the hand
some sum Of, at a low estimate, 81 900 a
year. Then why is 1t that there shouldn't
be grand rush to Meade and other west
ern counties throughout the state where
they can buy land cheap, even If we have
70 take # without foot of sod turned.
Buy It if it is cheap. for We all know that
sugar cane Is almost spontaneous In its
growth, growing almost as we'll on first
breaking as after years of cultivation.
And when the above facts are demon.
strated It's then that the farmer who has
his forty, eighty, one hundred and sixty
acres, or whatever he may be fortunate
enough to own clear of incumbrarce,
can run his hands in his brooches
pockets and rattle the daddy dollar
and be heard to say ''I'm glad am living
on the sugar plantation of the world"
Aside from the above. Meade county can
boast of three splendid artesian wells at
depth OF only one hundred and fifty feet,
throwing vein Of water from two to three
inches, owing to the diameter Of piping |
sunk
Well, the fact of the business Is 1t q
simply wonderful We have made an esti-
mate of the flow of water from one Of the
wells which l will give below. At Jasper
Bowers place, six miles north Of Meade
Center, who, by the way, Is the happy
owner of one of the wells, has one agreea
bic to test which throws eighty gallons OF
water per minute, making, if figures don't
lie. one hundred and fifteen thousand two
hundred gallons of water day, enough 10
water fourteen thousand four hundred head
Of cattle per day, allowing each animal
eight gallons. IT'S wonderful, tbs won
ierful
he plan of irrigation can not be perfected
IN Meade county? For instance, drive the
wells to much greater depth. put in larger
piping and surely four or five Of them
would make river large enough 10
water ten counties the size of Meade.
There are three of the wells In radius of
our miles, the owners are B. F. Cox,
Jasper Bowers, Oliver Norman. Anyone
wishing to further post themselves In re
gard to the matter may address any OF the
lbove named gentlemen. Another won
lerful feature in the history CT Meade
county Is the sinking of about az acre Of
earth one mic south Of Meade Center IN the
year 1879. The place was noticed TO be
cracking all round and finally caved In
lepth OF about fifty feet. leaving above the
bottom earth about fifteen feet of salt
water, and when railroads are built into
Meade Center (Which will not be long,
hen the people will push IT for all
here is IN 1t do not think any one can
visit the city of Meade Center without
being very favorsbly impressed. One
hing Is sure, It ia populated by class Of
wide awake, thorough going people who
know just about what there is IN store Cor
them The city is sinking two wells and
we don't expect aDything else, only On cur
next regular trip to Meade to see perfect
system Of water works, water being sup
piled 10y the two wells which they are at
present boring Surely success will
crown their efforts.
Messrs Strong Il Rogers. Of the Cit
zens' bank, are grading the streets
In their addition 30 Meade Center.
and when completed will be a first class
place for investments, very fine brick
school building Is being built on one corner
Of their addition.
The citizens Of Meade are putting up
some splendid buildings, among which are
the ". E. church ard the Presbyterian
church, the latter being beautiful double
front In shape of an L, with tower In the
al gle The building is 40x40 feet, gothic
roof Height TO middle of ceiling, twenty
feet; height of wall. twelve feet; .corruga-
ted ceiling filed and vanished 10 the IA
iural wood, windows to be Of stained glsss
ADD he auditorium 10 be sested with opera
chairs. Mr.. Dan Grow is the builder and
we must say there Is 10 use going ont az
he city fce contractors So long IS they have
such material al home B. Mills, d D.,
will be the PASTOR la charge and If the good
people Of Meade Center can't worship God
In such a comfortable place then we must
,sy they are nat loaded with anxie.
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